Scot Armstrong is an American

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, and producer. He is credited with writing or co-writing numerous comedy films, including '' Old School'', '' The Hangover: Part II'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and many others. He is also the writer and director of the 2015 film, '' Search Party''. The film was released in the US in May 2016. Also in 2016, his TV series, ''

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'', premiered on

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Early life

Armstrong grew up in Wheaton,

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, in the western suburbs of

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. He attended

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where he wrestled. He attended college at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.

Career

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Armstrong started out working at an advertising agency in Chicago in his early 20s. While working there, he took night classes at

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and

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where he studied under

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. He also performed (and continues to perform) with the

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in groups/shows including Mother, Feature Feature, Asscatt, and Soundtrack. During this time, he met

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whom he hired to direct a commercial for

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. In 2000, the two released their first feature film together, ''Road Trip'', which Armstrong co-wrote and Phillips directed. Armstrong and Phillips would end up working on a variety of other films together including ''Old School'' (2003), '' Starsky & Hutch'' (2004), '' School for Scoundrels'' (2006), and ''The Hangover: Part II'' (2011). Outside of his partnership with Phillips, Armstrong was also responsible for uncredited rewrites of ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2007, he co-wrote the

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' film, '' The Heartbreak Kid''. The following year, ''Semi-Pro'', which was Armstrong's first solo-written film, was released. In 2011, Armstrong announced the concept for his directorial debut, ''Road to Nardo.'' The film was set to begin production in 2011. Its name was changed to ''Search Party'' and the distribution rights were picked up by

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in 2013. The film was eventually released in 2015 and was released in May 2016 in the United States. Armstrong's production company, American Work Inc., has also produced several films and TV shows including '' Hesher'',

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's ''

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'', a TV series adaptation of ''

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'', and the

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's '' Playing House'' (among others). In 2015, Showtime gave Armstrong's show, ''Dice'', a straight-to-series order of six episodes. The series—which Armstrong writes, directs, and produces—follows the exploits of a fictional version of

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and premiered on Showtime in 2016. Armstrong also co-hosts the UCB Sports & Leisure Podcast, alongside Matt Walsh.

Filmography

Film Executive producer * '' Hesher'' (2010) Uncredited rewrite * ''

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2003) Television

References

External links

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